Improvement in seats and backs for chairs



AfB CLARK.

Improvement in Seats and Backs of Chairs.

No. 132,951. Patented Nov.12,1872.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFIOE.

ALONZO B. CLARK, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEATS AND BACKS FOR CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,951, dated November12, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO B. CLARK, of Gardner, in the county ofWVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in the Seats and Backs of Chairs, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawin g making part of this specification, in which Figure1 is a perspective view of a chairseat frame with my improved seatapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frame of achair-back with my improved back applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a section onthe line as a: of Fig. 1, showing the manner of securing my improvedseat in place; Figs .4and 5, modifications of my method of securing thesame.

My invention consists in a paper seat or back applied to the frame ofthe seat or back of a chair, stool, lounge, or settee, the paper beingof sufficient thickness and possessing the requisite degree of strengthand durability, while, at the same time, it is much less expensive thanany of the other materials ordinarily used for this purpose.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawing, A represents a chairseat frame, which is providedwith a shoulder, a, extending entirely around its upper inner edge, thedepth of the shoulder being made equal to the thickness of the paperseat B, so that its upper surface will lie flush with the upper surfaceb of the frame. The size of the paper seat is made to conform to andsnugly fit the opening in the frame, and is held securely in place uponthe shoulder a by tacks, nails, or screws 0, either countersunk or not,Figs. 3 and 4. When the fastenings are countersunk the paper seat isprovided with recesses for the reception of their heads, after which athin strip of paper or other material of any color may be pasted orglued over them and the seat to give a finished appearance to the work,Fig. 1. Round-headed ornamental fastenings may also be employed, ifdesired, as seen in Fig. 4.. Another way of securing the paper seat orback 0 to its frame is shown in Fig. 5, the paper in this case beingbent a over an inner frame, d, and then both fastened inside the outerframe 0 by screws h pass in g through the sides or otherwise.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is- A paper seat or back for chairs, stools, settees, &c., substantiallyas described.

Witness my hand this 28th day of September, A. D. 1872.

ALONZO B. CLARK. In presence of-- D. T. OREssEY, E. B. CLARK.

